Title: Of Dragonballs and Duel
Monsters
Chapter: 6/?
Author: Murasaki Rose
Beta: none
Genre: Action/Adventure/Alternate Universe/Comedy/Crossover/Drama/Fantasy/Supernatural
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Duelist Kingdom
Warnings: Some shonen-ai, swearing, and violence.
Pairings: YxYY, YBxR, other pairings later.
Disclaimer: Here we go. Yu-Gi-Oh and all it's characters are the property of Kazuki
Takahashi, Shueisha, Konami, Toei, and unfortunately, 4 Kids Entertainment. Dragonball,
Dragonball Z, and Dragonball GT are all the property of Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei
Animation, and Funimation Inc. In other words, I don't own any of them and I'm not
making any money off of this, I'm just a fangirl having some fun. However, Jianu,
her family, all other OCs in this story, and the Dragonball Guardian idea are mine.
If you'd like to borrow them, please ask me first and give proper credit.

((You can trust him. Mou hitori no
boku just wants to protect me and the people I care for.))

((All right, Yugi.))

x-x-x-x-x-x-x

While the teens "talked",
Vegeta glared darkly at the lunatic emperor and his son. Somehow, the idiots had
managed to harness a powerful force, one that seemed to pulse all around them. But
something about this place wasn't right. It smelled . . . off.

"What is this Shadow
Realm?" he growled, moving closer to his son and the other children (1),
unconsciously responding to the need to protect.

"Another dimension,
Vegeta-san. It is the home of Duel Monsters and the place where Yami no Games are
played," Yami no Yugi explained.

"So how did we get here?"
Goku asked.

"And more importantly, how do
we get out?" Debra (2) added, coming up to stand by the two saiya-jin.

The spirit shrugged mentally, (/I do
not know aibou. He must possess some level of magic, otherwise the book would be
useless./)

Vegeta narrowed his eyes at the
small teen, "What type of game are we playing?"

Yami no Yugi shrugged, "I do
not know. That is for the challenger to decide."

"Precisely." Bento
smirked at the Z senshi and Yugi-tachi, it was almost too easy. He was surprised
that some of the teens had knowledge of this magic, but remained undeterred. In the
end, it would not help them. "I believe most of you have at least heard of the
game Duel Monsters?" The looks he received from his captive audience told him
what he needed to know. "That will be the game we play. The rules are
simple: Seven of you against myself and six of my men. The team to win at
least four duels, wins their freedom. The losers and their companions will remain
here in the Shadow Realm for all time."

"How do we know you won't
cheat?" Kuririn growled, clearly not trusting either of the blue-skinned maniacs.

"In a Yami no Game, there IS no
cheating. To cheat or forfeit, is to lose. To lose is to receive a Penalty
Game." Yami no Yugi replied for them, the glowing eye etched on his forehead giving
him an eerie appearance.

"Why do I not like the sound of
that?" the former monk muttered, reflexively shivering.

Yami no Yugi smirked, "Do not
worry. A Yami no Game also reveals your true nature."

Not wanting Bento to overhear, Jianu
addressed the spirit mentally once again. ((So, Mou hitori no Yugi, who besides you
and Kaiba-kun should duel with us?))

((Jonouchi-kun and Bakura-kun would
make excellent teammates. Anzu is good as well, but may not have the right energy
for this type of battle.))

((What do you mean?))

((In a duel like this, you will
actually summon the beasts with your own power.))

Mentally groaning, Jianu turned to
the other teenage Z senshi. "I know Miraku's got his with him, so who else has
their cards on them?"

Akira shook his head, "Don't
look at us. We've never needed them in a fight before."

Surprised, Goku looked at his son as
the shy teen pulled his dueling deck out. He knew Gohan had been playing the game a
lot recently but hadn't expected this. Especially after Chi-chi had thrown such a
fit over them, worried that he'd be distracted from his studies by a "children's card
game". Goku had worried he might have to intervene, but Gohan had stood his
ground and calmly defended his new hobby while promising not to let his studying falter.
Since then, his oldest had kept his word, managing his time well enough to balance
studying, training, family, friends, and games.

"I don't know why I brought
them . . . it just felt like I needed to," the 13 year-old demi-saiya-jin
murmured, almost feeling silly at having brought cards to a fight. Sure it had
worked out this time, but he'd never needed them before. If not for that strange
impulse, he'd wouldn't have them now.

"It's the Heart of the
Cards," Yami no Yugi breathed, awed that this new duelist had such a strong bond.
At Gohan's confused blink he continued, "The connection a duelist makes with
their deck and the monsters within."

Jonouchi grinned at the
still-confused demi-saiya-jin, "I know it sounds weird, but it's true. I've
seen it work."

"It works for you as well,
Jonouchi-kun," Yami no Yugi gently reminded the lanky blond. "The
monsters are real, Gohan-kun and you are one of the rare individuals that has a true
connection to them. Trust in your deck. It will serve you well."

Kaiba snorted arrogantly,
"Heart or not, if your deck is weak or you have no skill then you'll still
lose. What we need here are duelists."

"Gohan's deck isn't weak and he
DOES have skill," Jianu growled at the brunet teen. If there was one thing
about him that pissed her off to no end, it was his attitude when dueling. "I
taught him how to play and helped him assemble his deck."

Raising an eyebrow at the
blue-gray-eyed teen, Kaiba bit back a nasty retort, settling for the somewhat more civil
response of, "And why, should THAT little fact reassure me?" In
truth, he already knew the answer, he just wanted to see what their opponent knew.

"Because she's the American
Duel Monsters champion (3)," Bento interrupted, grinning nastily at the group.
"That's why I chose this as our game. I want to destroy her at something she
loves!" he proclaimed, throwing his head back and laughing madly.

Yugi and most of the Z senshi
sweat-dropped at the insane teen's behavior, while Vegeta, Kaiba, and Yami no Bakura
merely looked unimpressed. The rest of Yugi's friends were hardly aware of it, too
busy gaping at the tall, tri-color-haired teen. None of them seemed to be able to
get a coherent sentence strung together until Jonouchi finally exclaimed, "Man Jianu,
you're just full of surprises today!"

Sighing, Yami no Yugi decided to
move things along. He had no desire to stay here any longer than necessary.
"Ask her about it AFTER we duel."

With a nudge from her cousin and a
quick glance to Goku and Vegeta, Jianu stepped forward and answered the blue-skinned
teen's challenge. "All right Bento, we'll duel you AND we'll kick your ass at
it!"

'Hn. Such confidence.
Too bad it's falsely placed.' Bento smirked and gestured to the dueling tables that had
appeared. "Come Guardians, let's bring this rivalry to an end!"

Jianu smirked cockily, "Who
said WE were going to be the ones dueling?"

"Nani?!"

"You never specified that the
seven of us had to duel. You challenged us and OUR FRIENDS. So only two of our
duelists will be Guardians: Miraku and myself."

Bento glared darkly at her, furious
that she had found a loophole in his challenge.

"-our remaining duelists will
be Gohan, Bakura, Jonouchi, Seto, and my cousin," she continued, being careful not to
mention Kaiba's family name or Yugi's name.

"Very well," he
acquiesced, deciding that it wouldn't make a difference in the long run. No matter
who she had on her side, he and his highly trained men would defeat them. "Step
forward duelists and let the Yami no Game, BEGIN!"

The seven teens moved to take their
places, Yugi being sure to put at least two people between Jonouchi and Bakura to avoid
any freakouts from the blond (4).

"Sorry about using your name
without permission," Jianu murmured softly to Kaiba as they walked. "I
didn't want him to realize who you were."

"I suspected as much," he
replied equally softly. "It's been quite a while since the American
championships. Are you sure you're up to the challenge?"

Turning to face the blue-eyed teen,
Jianu smirked, "Of course I am."

"Good."

Each of the seven duelists stepped
up to meet Bento and his challengers in turn, none daring to allow their fear to
show. Jonouchi even being so bold as to make faces at his opponent. But the
moment Yugi and Bakura took their places, they were surrounded by a bright light. Yugi
felt a bizarre tugging sensation at his soul, then a painful yank as his yami was pulled
out of his body, leaving him in full control. Ryou too, was subjected to the painful
treatment, as well as having the Sennen Ring materialize around his neck once more.

(/Aibou!!/)

(/Yadonushi! (5)/)

/YAMI!!/ both teens cried, watching
fearfully as their darker halves were forced to appear, each spirit surrounded by a cage
of shadows.

With the re-appearance of the ring,
Yugi and his friends shrieked and jumped back in unison, staring nervously between the
bound spirit and the silver-haired teen's pendant.

Jianu pinched the bridge of her nose
and gave a resigned sigh, "This is another one of those things you haven't told me
about, isn't it?"

Yugi grinned sheepishly at her,
"Yeah."

x-x-x-x-x-x-x

From the sidelines, Emperor Pilaf
watched his son proudly. The boy had accomplished so much and handled those arrogant
brats masterfully! He'd been a bit worried when the one brat had found a loophole
but like his son, figured it wouldn't matter in the end. Once this duel was over
there would be no one left to stop him from getting the Dragonballs and making his
wish! He giggled happily to himself, soon the world would bow to him!

x-x-x-x

Closing Theme: Yume Wa Oshite

09/03/05
re-edited 08/20/06
re-re-edited April 8, 2010

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1 - Trunks: age 5,
Goten: age 4, Laura: age 6, and Ana: age 10. (Ana and Laura are
Jianu's sisters)

2 - Jianu's mom.

3 - In the mangaverse there is no
Rebecca Hawkins and there won't be in this fic. Bandit Keith on the other hand, is a
giant douche and Jianu would totally PWN his ass.

4 - Remember, Jonouchi has a
horrible fear of ghosts and the supernatural and Bakura uses an occult theme deck.

5 - landlord, this is the name Yami
no Bakura addresses Ryou with in the manga.